Erev Shabbat, January 7 (Shevat 5) 8:00a Shacharit Services 4:40p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom, join here) 4:43p Candlelighting Shabbat, January 8 (Shevat 6), Shabbat, Parashat Bo 9:15a Shabbat Morning Services in the sanctuary* followed by dessert kiddush to-go on the 16th St steps 4:45pMincha/Maariv 5:45p Havdalah (via Zoom at 5:47pjoin here)
*Indoor services require vaccine (ages 12 and up), masks, and social distancing. For more information on our Covid safety protocols and procedures, please visit ostns.org/reopening.
Sunflower kiddush TO-GO is provided by Ohev. Due to the uptick in Covid cases we are asking members to take individually wrapped desserts to-go. To sponsor a future kiddush, please contact Alejandra@ostns.org.
Important Message from the Health Task Force regarding exposures, see below.
Youth Director Candidate Visit This Shabbat!! Please join us for the following:
Teen Oneg Friday Night
Morning Groups (10:30 am)
Parents Meet n' Greet
Middle School Havdalah (in-person, also via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/88258058908)
Tots Music Program Sunday Morning
(More details below)
Chesed Event Postponed: Please note, the food packing event previously scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been postponed due to the Covid uptick. We will let everyone know the new date once it is finalized.
Important Message from the Health Task Force
For those with a household covid exposure (someone in the household is positive): if asymptomatic, you can return to shul in 5 days if you have a negative test OR in 10 days if you are unable to be tested. Recognizing that PCR may not be readily available, we are not explicitly requiring it over a home antigen test.
Please Note per Maharat, it is halachically permissible to take a rapid test on shabbat.
If you have questions or need to notify the shul of an exposure, please email Monica, monica.wolfe@ostns.org, who will pass it along to the task force.
Spotlight on... Youth Director Candidate Visit This Shabbat!
Community Resources
The Capital Closet (formerly The Clothing Exchange) will be open to this community this Sunday, January 9th, 10-11am. Come peruse our beautiful, curated selection of Winter clothing for men, women and children. Our address is 1910 University Blvd, West in Silver Spring. We're in the brick house at the back of the parking lot. *Masks are required in The Capital Closet.
There is no charge for items in The Capital Closet, but donations to Yad Yehuda are always appreciated. For more information contact: ncarmel@yadyehuda.org
OSTNS on YouTube!
The shul has a YouTube account which has recordings of past classes, shiurim, and events. They can be accessed here:
To view and register for upcoming events and view the weekly schedule, visit our website's online calendar. For Zoom links please visit ostns.org/zoom.
Please note our new Zoom link for all (non-Shabbat) minyanim, https://zoom.us/j/88258058908 (same password).
Sunday, January 9 (Shevat 7) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 10:00am Tots Music Program 4:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Monday, January 10 (Shevat 8) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:25pm Book of Isaiah with Maharat Friedman via Zoom 4:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Tuesday, January 11 (Shevat 9) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Wednesday, January 12 (Shevat 10) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:25pm Book of Isaiah with Maharat Friedman via Zoom 4:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Thursday, January 13 (Shevat 11) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:55pm Mincha/Maariv (in person or via Zoom)
Erev Shabbat, January 14 (Shevat 12) 8:00am Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 4:50pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom) 4:50pm Candle Lighting
Shabbat, January 15: Beshalach (Shevat 13) 9:15am Shacharit 10:30am Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 4:50pm Mincha/Maariv 5:52pm Havdalah
Lifecycles
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Aliza Lesser Sarah Spilman Jill Sacks Cynthia Weintraub Neshama Wolf Raanan Hileman Shmuel Shoham Avigayil Jaffa Ben Yehuda Sol Glasner Alan Hyman Ann Wimpfheimer Batya Sperling-Milner Dorothy Marder Edward Snyder
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Members Observing Yahrzeits
Thursday Ellen Epstein for mother Karlyn D. Robinson Laura Torchinsky for father Melvin Harold Wohl
Friday Ann Werner for Husband Stephan Werner
Shabbat Julie (Julius) Levine for father Joseph Levine Micah Stein for father Paul Stein
Sunday Julie (Julius) Levine for uncle Morris Dash
Tuesday Cynthia Samuels for father Emerson Samuels Etan Weiss for grandmother Harriet Diane Weiss
Wednesday Elaine Jacobson for Brother Jerry Stein Laura Torchinsky for mother Dorothy Shirley Silverman Wohl
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